Area Colleges: Muench's clutch hit helps UIS gain split

Saturday

Apr 15, 2017 at 9:39 PMApr 15, 2017 at 9:39 PM

Staff reports

LOUISVILLE, KY. — Austin Muench drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning and the University of Illinois Springfield won the first game of a doubleheader split with Bellarmine Saturday in Great Lakes Valley Conference play.

Muench finished 2-for-4 and his single gave UIS a 3-2 lead before the Prairie Stars tacked on one more run in the inning. Adam Gregory (7-2) pitched eight innings for the win, striking out eight.

Bellarmine scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat UIS 9-8 in the nightcap.

Myles Hann went 3-for-3 with two RBIs. The Prairie Stars are 21-15 overall and 11-5 in the GLVC.

Loggers sweep weekend series

Lincoln Land College defeated Lincoln College 7-2 and 14-4 Saturday at Lincoln Land to complete a four-game series sweep over the weekend.

Lincoln Land collected 14 hits in Game 2. Xavier Collier went 4-for-5 with two home runs and four RBIs. Carson Armsbury homered and drove in three runs and Steinhoff had a pair of doubles and two RBIs.

Lincoln Land defeated Lincoln College 8-1 and 5-3 Friday.

Steinhart’s no-hitter leads to sweep

JACKSONVILLE — MacMurray College’s Cory Steinhart tossed a no-hitter Saturday as the Highlanders defeated Robert Morris 5-0 in the first game of a doubleheader sweep.

Steinhart struck out nine and walked one. He faced the minimum of 21 batters.

MacMurray scored three runs in the first inning and two in the fourth. Brett Mammenga and Wyatt Logsdon both went 2-for-3 for MacMurray.

The Highlanders (16-13) completed the sweep with an 11-2 win in Game 2.

Craig Spencer finished 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs. Alec Quandt doubled, tripled and drove in two runs, and Nick Balkenbusch homered and went 2-for-2 with two RBIs.

SOFTBALL

McClean, Loggers win two

CHAMPAIGN — Leadoff hitter Katie McLean collected five hits in two games to lift Lincoln Land College to a doubleheader sweep 10-8 and 10-7 over John Wood Saturday.

McLean had four hits with a double and scored four times and drove in two runs in the nightcap. Morgan Heckman added two hits, including a home run and three RBIs for the Loggers.

Whitney David homered and drove in four in Game 1. Ashton Dyche and Kelsie Allen both doubled and had two hits apiece, while McLean had a hit and an RBI.

Haesele, Craver extends

Stars’ winning streak

INDIANAPOLIS, IN. — Ali Haesele and Jaycee Craver each threw a complete game as the University of Illinois Springfield extended its winning streak to five games with 12-1 and 8-1 wins Saturday over Indianapolis in a Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader.

Crave (7-9) allowed seven hits and one earned run in Game 2. She struck out two and walked one. Erin Stroup (2-for-3) and BriAnna Edgar each hit home runs and Morgan Edwards finished 3-for-4 with an RBI for UIS.

The Prairie Stars (25-21 overall, 11-11 in the GLVC) won the opener in five innings. Haesele (14-6) struck out six, walked two and allowed four hits. Lakyn Wagoner went 3-for-4 and Edwards finished with a double and drove in three runs.

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